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App · Abu DhabiSheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died at the age of 73. The Emirati government announced a 4-day mourning period. A three-day suspension of work in all ministries and the private sector begins Friday, and flags will be flown at half-staff.See the Story
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died
36% Center coverage: 107 sources
Middle East · Abu DhabiSheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed as president of the United Arab Emirates. The transition of power marks only the third time this U.S.-allied nation of seven sheikhdoms has selected a president since becoming an independent nation in 1971. The UAE as a whole is observing a three-day mourning period which will see businesses shut across the country and performances halted.See the Story
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected UAE president - state news agency
36% Right coverage: 78 sources
Business · TehranEmirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sinks in stormy seas. Rescuers are trying to account for all of the vessel's 30 crew members. Ship had been bound for port of Umm Qasr, in southern Iraq, carrying cars and other cargo.See the Story
UAE ship sinks 30 miles away from Iran's Assaluyeh port
41% Right coverage: 32 sources
Middle East · Abu DhabiStan will be a star attraction of a new natural history museum in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The 67-million-year-old fossil spent more than two decades at the private Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in Hill City, South Dakota. In January 2022, online commenters noticed a skull that looked like Stan's in the background of an ESPN TV appearance by Dwayne Johnson.See the Story
Stan the T. rex found! World’s most expensive fossil finds home in a new museum
75% Center coverage: 20 sources
National Basketball Association · Abu DhabiThe Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will play in Abu Dhabi in October. It will be the NBA's first games in the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian Gulf. The Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards are heading to Saitama, Japan, for games on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.See the Story
NBA-Bucks, Hawks to play two pre-season games in Abu Dhabi
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Europe · LondonBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with de facto rulers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Johnson is seeking greater investments in the U.K.'s renewable energy transition and ways to secure more oil. His visit is also aimed at pressing these two major OPEC producers to pump more oil, which would have an immediate impact on Brent crude oil prices.See the Story
UK prime minister in UAE, Saudi Arabia to press for more oil
34% Center coverage: 18 sources
Middle East · Abu DhabiA gas cylinder explosion in the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed two people. Authorities downplayed the incident and warned the public not to share images of the aftermath. The explosion struck a restaurant just after 1 p.m. in Abu Dhabi's Khalidiya neighborhood. Authorities have threatened criminal charges against those who broadcast images of attacks.See the Story
Two killed, 120 wounded in Abu Dhabi restaurant gas explosion
50% Right coverage: 14 sources
Business · Abu DhabiInternational Holding Co (IHC.AD) agrees to invest 7.3 billion dirhams ($2 billion) in three of Adani Group's portfolio companies. IHC is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates' national security adviser. The investment is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.See the Story
UAE's IHC to invest $2 bln in Adani Group's companies
50% Right coverage: 6 sources
Middle East · Abu DhabiThe UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Cuba over the victims of the hotel explosion in the center of the capital, Havana. The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted an African Union Transition Mission base in the Middle Shabelle region, southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu.See the Story
UAE expresses solidarity with Cuba, offers condolences for Havana blast victims
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
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Boris Johnson arrives in UAE in bid to end West's 'addiction' to Vladimir Putin's oil and gas
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
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First sign of oil price relief: UAE says it wants OPEC to increase production
47% Right coverage: 17 sources
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Huma Abedin steps out, brings her memoir to Abu Dhabi
Coverage: 16 sources
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US diplomat apologizes to thousands of Afghans stuck in UAE
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Ties between UAE, United States undergoing 'stress test', UAE envoy says
44% Right coverage: 16 sources
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UAE says Ukrainians eligible for visas on arrival, in apparent about-face
40% Left coverage: 10 sources
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